More than 300 people have been caught speeding in just one day, Dyfed-Powys Police has revealed.

As part of a campaign led by GoSafe Cymru, hundreds of people were identified to have committed a range of motoring offences by police and community speed watch teams across a 24-hour period.

441 people had action taken against them in total in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Powys.

The vast majority of these offences were for speeding, while others were for infringements including mobile phone offences, people not wearing their seat belts, and driving with no insurance, tax, or, in some cases, no driving licence.

The exercise was carried out on Thursday, September 21, which has been called European Day Without a Road Death, or project Edward.

A speed check van parked near a dual carriageway in Carmarthenshire last week (Image: @PS121DPPGoSafe)

The results of last Thursday’s operation in the Dyfed-Powys Police area, broken down:

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“Despite receiving 11 reports of road traffic collisions across the force, thankfully none resulted in life changing or life threatening injuries, or fatalities.”

Three volunteers from Pembrokeshire do their bit to monitor people's speeds (Image: @MilfordHavenNPT)

The operation was carried out by GoSafe, Dyfed-Powys Police and Community Speed Watch schemes across west and mid Wales.

70 deaths a day across Europe

As part of the day, Carmarthenshire police teams also visited schools to deliver advice to young children about road and kerb safety, while in Ceredigion, Neighbourhood Policing Teams and the Roads Policing Unit gave college students the opportunity to experience a virtual traffic collision.

On average, 70 people die on roads across Europe every single day.

The aim of project Edward, which was launched last September by TIPSOL, the European Traffic Police Network, is to reduce the number of deaths by making roads safer and more secure across the continent.